Justice EGAN delivered the opinion of the court:
After a jury trial the defendants, Buddy Burton and John Hayes, were convicted of first degree murder. Hayes was sentenced to 35 years' imprisonment, and Burton was sentenced to 31 years' imprisonment.
The defendants appeal separately, but we consolidated the appeals after hearing oral argument in Burton's appeal. We entered an order pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 352(a) (134 Ill.2d R. 352(a)) that we would...
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